It's No Crime

"It's No Crime"
Single by Babyface
from the album Tender Lover
Released	June 13, 1989
Recorded	1988
Genre	New jack swing [1]
Length	4:02
Label	SOLAR/Columbia, Epic
Songwriter(s)	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Antonio "L.A." Reid Daryl Simmons
Producer(s)	L.A. & Babyface
Babyface singles chronology
"Love Saw It" (1989) "It's No Crime" (1989) "Tender Lover" (1989)

"It's No Crime" is a 1989 song written and performed by Babyface. The single was Babyface's first entry on the Hot 100 as a solo artist, peaking at number seven and reaching number one on the Hot Black Singles chart. ^[2] The single was Babyface's only chart entry on the dance charts, where it peaked at number five. ^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [4]	153
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [5]	24
US Billboard Hot 100 [6]	7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] [9]	90
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [10]	20

References

1. Turner, David (December 22, 2015). "Babyface: Return of the Tender Lover". Rolling Stone . Retrieved July 28, 2016.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 40.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 27.
4. "Babyface ARIA chart history (1989-2020), received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 14, 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
5. "Babyface – It's No Crime". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
6. "Babyface Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
7. "Babyface Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
8. "1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 101, no. 51. December 23, 1989. p. Y-22.
9. "Billboard Top 100 – 1989".
10. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1989". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2021.